The New York Times reports that Bill and Hillary Clinton have indicated their relationship with the Clinton Foundation would remain basically unchanged if Hillary becomes the next president. However: “Ethics experts reject that answer. They say there wouldn’t be any way to avoid the appearance of conflicts if she wins the presidency.”

Stephen Gillers, a legal ethics expert at New York University School of Law, says, “If Bill seeks to raise large sums of money from donors who also have an interest in US policy, the public will rightly question whether the grants affected United States foreign policy.” He adds that ethics rules are “not merely to prevent bad behavior but to foster public trust in the integrity of government choices.”

Joel Fleishman, who ran a foundation and wrote a book on philanthropy, says the Clintons should “sever the relationship [with the foundation] completely and put it in the hands of independent trustees.” They also should pick a leader of “impeccable integrity and let it go its own way in raising money.” (The New York Times, 5/22/2016)

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump indicates he’s planning to emphasize Clinton’s email scandal if Clinton wins the Democratic nomination battle against Senator Bernie Sanders. Trump says that Sanders “didn’t pick up on the emails, which I think was a big mistake. I’m going to pick up bigly. Because frankly she shouldn’t even be allowed to run for president.” (Politico, 5/25/2016)